Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 23:43
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 242 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 585 65% 513 Pts	64-Core 521 32% 521 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 64.8 58% 69.8 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 56.4 53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 432 459 448 449 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 446 Mixed 362 SusWrite 422 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.8 202% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4TB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 32 28 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 35.7 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 36.9 26% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.6 225% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 87%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 957GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 42 41 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 40 Write 40.2 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 40.8 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 649GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 95 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 108 Write 92.3 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 95.5 122% 92 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 0.8 306% 3.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 0.6 369% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 59%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 111 110 111 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 110 131% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	583x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	388x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	199x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	68x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	63x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	43x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $277

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16